Contribution of the photoperiod at birth to the association between season of birth and diurnal preference

• Published in: Neuroscience letters Vol. 406; no. 1; pp. 113 - 116
• Main Authors: Mongrain, Valérie, Paquet, Jean, Dumont, Marie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 02.10.2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Chronobiology; Circadian Rhythm - physiology; Circadian Rhythm - radiation effects; Circadian rhythms; Development; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Human; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Light; Light exposure; Male; Morningness–eveningness; Parturition - physiology; Photoperiod; Season of birth; Seasons; Sex Factors; Sleep - physiology; Sleep - radiation effects; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; Morningness–eveningness; Circadian rhythms; Human; Light exposure; Development; Photoperiod; Season of birth; Preference; Morningness-eveningness; Biological rhythm; Circadian rhythm; Season
• ISSN: 0304-3940; 1872-7972
• DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.07.002

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of season of birth and photoperiod at birth on diurnal preference in young adults. Participants were 1591 volunteers aged 17–35 years (69% women). The scores obtained on the Morningness–Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) of Horne and Östberg we...